Egg Lake is a lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Egg Lake?

Egg Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet. The lake covers 90.4 acres.

Egg Lake

Halifax, Nova Scotia37 haView map Directions

NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Egg Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

6.3 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 2009

Phosphorus

2.5 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Chlorophyll-a

0.2 µg/L

Less algae than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

12 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

37 ha

Surface area

39 ft max depth
Limited data

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Egg Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 0.2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 90.4 acres.

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Egg Lake is a 90-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 39 feet.

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2009-09-02. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Egg Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water20.5 ft of visibility
Deep water39.4 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Egg Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Egg Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Egg Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

Crystal clear, you can see 20.5 ft down. Phosphorus 2.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 0.2 µg/L. TSI 22.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	6.25m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	2.5µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	0.2µg/L	Measured, not scored The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water.
Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a.	22	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.

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Lake Details

Max depth

12 m

Surface area

37 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Egg Lake

Where is Egg Lake?: Egg Lake is a lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Egg Lake?: Egg Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 0.2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 90.4 acres.
Is Egg Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Egg Lake?: Egg Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet. The lake covers 90.4 acres.